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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-12-30, Page 1Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 — Seaforth, Ontario December 30, 1998 — $1.00 includes GST Senior Centenaires they're still champions prove Y p About 400 fans watch 25th anniversary game The 1985-86 OHA championship team (top, left) showed the current Centenaire squad (top, right) they still have the talent of more than 10 years ago. The two teams squared off Sunday in a special game Sunday afternoon to celebrate the team's 25th anniversary. The old team beat the new with a score of 4-2. Les Sieler and Don McClure dropped the official pucKs for Steve Mclnally and Dave Murray, team captains of the new and old teams, respectively. Sieler and McClure helped get the team started DAVE SCOTT PHOTOS BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff The old Cents showed the current squad they're still champs Sunday afternoon at the arena. Seaforth's 1985-86 OHA championship junior D hockey team doubled this year's edition of the Centenaires 4-2 in a fast - paced exhibition that wasn't decided until about six minutes from the end. About 400 fans took in the reunion game, says Centenaires' president Pete Martene. and the majority in the crowd seemed to be rooting for the old guys. now mostly in their early 30s. "It was back and forth all game," Martene says: "A lot of the old team don't look a minute out .of shape. "Most of them are still playing hockey." They passed well and seemed to play "smarter" Sunday, Martene says, rather than emphasizing individual effort. He thinks this is maybe why they won the team's only OHA championship in the first place. Dan Wesenberg's second goal of the game, a tip -in from in front with 5:55 remaining in the third regulation period, ended up deciding it. The old guys led 1-0 after the first, on a goal by Jerry Wright, who shared the team's scoring lead in the championship season. That first goal was assisted by blueliner Barry Campbell. Goals by Marc Glanville and Mark Van Dooren pulled the current Seaforth juniors into a 2-1 lead by five minutes into the second period, but Wesenberg's first goal, from Kevin Melady, evened it just past the midway point of the game. TIP -IN WINS IT Wesenberg's winner, set up by Barry Campbell and Wright, came with 5:55 remaining in the third. CONTINUED on Page 2 Mayor wishes wan:owmobilers 'happytrails' Council approves official route BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff .Council approved a new official snowmobile route in and out of Seaforth last Tuesday night. About two dozen snowmobilers were at the council's regular meeting at Town Hall for the continuation of the recent debate. Mayor Dave Scott wished them "happy trails" after council voted en approving the compromise from Iaat month's total bait on snowinobiling Approval was unanimous. This latest proposal for an official trail in town, coming from and linking with trails to the south and east, emerged after more than 60 snowmobilers protested their proposed banishment at council's meeting Dec. 8 • Clerk/administrator Jack McLachlan had been directed to prepare a bylaw completely banning snowmobiles from town. The saowmobiiers who came -.balk INt"Thesds_y had *me i c iff iisomewsttdc,' t' nnitsir sat ala! "rt�l ooeftted. on of Wilson Skeet' in Search snake fir' them. They presented a list signed by 13 property owners along the portions of George Street East and Coleman Streets, where the route will tun.. NOT CUT CORNERS Only a couple of these owners expressed any reservations, beyond specifically stressing they wart anowmobilers to stay on the trail, and not cut cornea across private property. The snowmobilers also came to council with Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority appaval in principle for their proper bridge, so wowmobiler stn set across: Silver Creek into town via George Street East, The snowmobile enthusiasts said the bridge was ainsaib UR,, waiting for approval, 40 -feet long, mitt-feet with reflective railings every four feet. „council speed to sign its pert of this stssseme eat.' *t Aim � will sot be liable shmid an aodideitt accvr mak bre aomon said snowmobilers had " sips waiting Ao�ire ) ,,posted." He re -affirmed that interested snowmahiEntai have agreed to pot up and maintain sign e, p001/ 1 1, trail and be there to address problentt, should they The P411stidge snowmobile deltaic officially representative from Seaforth council to become a 'The route is the least disruptive, sad we have on Pile Council cautious about county -wide policing as it asks what happens to bylaws, other issues BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff Seaforth Council approves proceeding with county- wide Ontario Provincial Police contract negotiations but wants more specifics "We agree in principle with it," Reeve Lin Steffler said Monday. "County -wide policing is not a bad thing. We need to know that areas covered in our previous contract would continue." At last Tuesday night's meeting. council asked that the cost -allocation approach currently proposed by the OPP to Huron County. then circulated to its municipalities, be clarified. This approach calculates savings to Seaforth of $42,613. from what was budgeted for police services this year in town. Seaforth actually spent less than budgeted. Exact savings for the town under the new proposal can't yet be pinpointed. "Its a budget -to -budget comparison," Steffler said. But there's nothing wrong with actual savings that might end up in the range of from $15,000 to S17,000, as longus Seaforth doesn't suffer." Reeve Steffler is also secretary - of Seaforth's police services board (PSB). Council's support for continuing to proceed with the county -wide approach last Tuesday, was contingent on OPP detachment headquarters becoming more central and moving to the Huron County complex at Vatlastra in Tuckersmith Township, as proposed, from Highway 21 near Goderich. BYLAWS VARY Council wants forthdr clarification of how municipal bylaws will be enforced under a county- wide arrangement. what the structure and representation will be on the police services board that would govern the OPP in Huron, exactly how costs will be apportioned among municipalities, and what the status of Seaforth's store -front OPP office would be. Council isn't clear on how and if the bylaws of individual member municipalities would be enforced. Deputy -reeve Bill Teall, also council's representative on Seaforth's current PSB. said if the town had to hire its own bylaw officer under a n e w arrangement that savings for would be less. and the actual cost of policing would be comparable to now. If bylaws differ police could take the line of least resistance, Teall suggested, and not enforce any. He also said in an interview Monday that there might be less town control of police services in a county -wide arrangement. That's why council also asked for further clarification on governance at last Tuesday night's meeting - how a county- wide police board would be structured, and how representation would work. Both Steffler and Teall said during council's discussion last week, that as they understand it, an area with the population of Huron would only be entitled to five representatives on a county -wide PSB under existing provincial legislation. SAME OR BETTER? Seaforth's PSB now has three members, Teall. Bob Dinsmore and current chair Dick Burgess. Council also wants the proposed status of Seaforth's OPP office on Main Street detailed in black and white. Both the reeve and deputy reeve said they were assured by Goderich OPP Commander, Staff -Sgt. Gary Martin, and Sgt. Shawn `The activity in Seaforth and Clinton does not suggest a compelling policing effectiveness reason to rtnaintain these Administrator Lynn Murray In a wrfttsn report to County Council Johnson at the last meeting of Seaforth's PSB that this town's OPP office would be the "equivalent of what it has now or better" under the county -wide proposal. "That was a direct quote," Teall said. However. the costing forwarded from Huron County to municipalities following its Nov. 26 county -wide OPP session states: "The OPP indicate the store -front office in Goderich is required because of the activity. The activity in the offices in Seaforth and Clinton does not suggest a compelling policing effectiveness reason to maintain these locations as effective police dispatching can occur from the detachment office with a community policing location. "Discussions with Seaforth and Clinton need to be undertaken. The current costs of these offices were not part of the Seaforth or Clinton contracts," that report. signed by Huron County clerk/administrator Lynn Murray. continues. Clinton has indicated it doesn't want its store -front office if detachment headquarters moves to nearby Vanastra. Reeve Steffler confirmed Monday. ESTIMATES A county -wide costing is being pursued by Huron because in 1997 the province announced plans to download responsibility for policing to • some municipalities that hadn't directly been paying for it until then, for instance. townships in this area. Wingham has already indicated it prefers to keep its municipal force, so the current county costing being considered excludes that town. A one-time 10 per cent Ontario offset for all non -contract OPP policed areas is also included in the overall Huron equation. The current cost -allocation approach estimates the total cost of policing for Seaforth in 1999 would be $383,497 - from $369,511 on a status - quo contract and $13,986 for the Main Street office. The latter figure has always been borne by the town, whether municipal force or OPP, " Reeve Steffler says. According to figures in the county -wide contract being considered, Seaforth's projected savings works out to 542,613, from a projected total of 5340,884 for both contract and non -contract costs. This year, Seaforth spent 5357,551 on its contract with the OPP and an additional 513,958 on the Main Street office. HAPPY NEW YEAR -THE HURON EXPOSITOR LOOKS BACK ON 1998 BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 1